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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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